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2901 Manning • Trenton, MI 48183 www.sttimothytrenton.org Office Hours Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. www.sttimothytrenton.org 734-676-5115 Fax 734-676-6863 PARISH OFFICE STAFF Betty Aronson, Secretary ([email protected]) RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Tina Baroni-Turner, Director ([email protected]) MUSIC MINISTRIES Elyse Penzato, Director 734-676-5115, ext. 205 ([email protected]) MAINTENANCE Kim Hyland 734-676-5115 PARISH COUNCIL Chairwoman – Kelly Walters Vice-Chairman – Tom Jackson Secretary – Tessa Smith Vicariate Representative – Bill Vollmerhausen MEMBERS AT LARGE Marie Butler Jewell Magee Rafael Campos Noreen Petersen Marianne Van Goethem Ruth Riney Mike Quinn COMMISSIONS Worship – Betty Aronson NEW PARISHIONER REGISTRATION Please stop by the Parish Office or print a form from our web site (see below) and bring or mail it to the office. Welcome! PRIVATE RECONCILIATION 3 p.m. Saturdays BAPTISMS Register at the Parish Office and attend Baptismal Preparation class. Please call the Parish Office for details. MARRIAGES Make arrangements at least 7 months in advance. Pastor Fr. David Lesniak 734-676-5115, ext. 203 ([email protected]) Deacon – Mark Redwine [email protected] St. Timothy Guide Bulletin Info Email: [email protected]

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2901 Manning • Trenton, MI 48183www.sttimothytrenton.org

Office HoursMonday-Thursday:

9 a.m.-2 p.m.Friday:

9 a.m.-1 p.m.

www.sttimothytrenton.org

734-676-5115Fax 734-676-6863

PARISH OFFICE STAFF Betty Aronson, Secretary

([email protected])

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Tina Baroni-Turner, Director

([email protected])

MUSIC MINISTRIES Elyse Penzato, Director

734-676-5115, ext. 205 ([email protected])

MAINTENANCE Kim Hyland 734-676-5115

PARISH COUNCIL Chairwoman – Kelly Walters Vice-Chairman – Tom Jackson Secretary – Tessa Smith Vicariate Representative – Bill Vollmerhausen

MEMBERS AT LARGE Marie Butler Jewell Magee Rafael Campos Noreen Petersen

Marianne Van Goethem Ruth Riney Mike Quinn

COMMISSIONS Worship – Betty Aronson

NEW PARISHIONER REGISTRATION Please stop by the Parish Office

or print a form from our web site (see below) and bring or mail

it to the office. Welcome!

PRIVATE RECONCILIATION 3 p.m. Saturdays

BAPTISMS Register at the Parish Office and attend Baptismal Preparation class. Please call the Parish Office for details.

MARRIAGES Make arrangements at least 7 months in advance.

Pastor – Fr. David Lesniak734-676-5115, ext. 203 ([email protected])

Deacon – Mark [email protected]

St. Timothy GuideBulletin Info Email:

[email protected]

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ST. TIMOTHY GUIDE TRENTON, MICHIGAN

Page 2 St. Timothy’s Guide, Trenton

ON THE AGENDA Sunday, April 22 Mass 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Confirmation Prep #3 9 a.m.-Noon

Monday, April 23 Mass 8:30 a.m., rosary Religious Ed. 6-7:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 24 Mass 8:30 a.m. rosary 1 p.m. Knitters Wednesday, April 25 Mass 8:30 a.m., rosary Thursday, April 26 Mass 8:30 a.m., rosary 6 p.m. First Communion Rehearsal Friday, April 27 Mass 8:30 a.m., rosary Saturday, April 14 Confessions 3 p.m. Mass 4 p.m.

Sunday, April 22 Mass 9 a.m. & 11 a.m. Noon to 4 p.m. Parish Potluck at Westfield Center Stewardship Thoughts In St. John’s Gospel, Jesus pro-claims, I am the Good Shepherd, giving us the beautiful image of Him as shepherd attending to us, His flock. In contrast to the hired hand that bolts at the first sign of trouble, Jesus will never desert His flock. St. Peter, in the Acts of the Apostles, reminds us that there is no salvation through anyone else but Christ. In St. John’s First Letter, he affirms that we are children of God. These themes are supported at the Lord’s Last Supper, where Jesus institutes the Holy Eucharist. He left us with an ongoing presence of His consecrated Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity, in the sacri-fice of the Mass. As faithful stewards, we believe and embrace this true presence. When we receive Holy Communion, we receive grace against evil and are inspired to share our joy in Jesus with those we encounter, to build up the Church, to evangelize the world, and to make dis-ciple of all nations (Mt. 28:19). One way to take the Catholic faith to the streets is to join a local St. Vincent de Paul chapter in your parish, or to volunteer at a local soup kitchen or homeless shelter serving our less fortu-nate brothers and sisters.

HOMEMADE RELIGIOUS ARTICLES MONDAY, APRIL 30TH We would like to invite you to have a look at homemade religious arti-cles and souvenirs from St. Elizabeth Convent in Belarus. Sisters will visit St. Timothy Church on Monday, April 30th. The Sisterhood of St. Elizabeth was founded in 1996. For more than 20 years sisters have been rendering spiritual, social and financial support to the sick and the suffering at the National Psychiatric Clinic, the boarding home for children with special needs and for mentally challenged adults, and also a TB clinic. It is of great importance to give sick people support and consolation. In recent years, a rehabilitation center for the homeless, drug and alco-hol addicts, ex-prisoners, was established 20 miles away from the Convent to help these people. Many of the sick have a possibility to express them-selves in art for God, working together with the nuns and sisters, making beautiful articles (hand painted icons, crosses, crucifixes, wood carvings, embroidery, ceramic gifts, vestments). All these goods are made with love and prayer and bring blessings to your home. You can support many people in need by purchasing items of devotion for yourself and your loves ones. With love in Christ, Sisters of St. Elizabeth Men’s Fellowship Men’s Fellowship offers widowed men the opportunity to meet other widowed men in an informal environment. Since men experience the grieving process differently than women, it is helpful to share their experi-ences with other men who have “been there”. The Widowed Men’s Fellowship Group meets for breakfast at 9:00AM on alternating Thursdays at two different locations as listed below. Many topics of interest are discussed, including helpful tips for recently widowed men. Widowed men also have the opportunity to explore, become familiar with, and participate in the many social and spiritual events offered by the Widowed Friends ministry, thereby expanding their friendships. For more information about our Widowed Men's Fellowship Group, please contact Ray at 248-585-5402.

BREAKFAST IN TROY: Contact Ray at 248-585-5402 Place: Lukich Family Restaurant, 3900 Rochester Road Time: 9:00AM Days: 1st and 3rd Thursdays

BREAKFAST IN LIVONIA: Contact Dick at 313-534-0399 Place: Steve’s Family Restaurant, 15800 Middlebelt Road Time: 9:00AM Days: 2nd and 4th Thursdays Archbishop Vigneron Spoke Last Sunday At St. Fabian, Farmington: "Reading the 'signs of the times,' the U.S. bishops have resolved to re-double our efforts to lead the Church in making real and effective Christ's victory over the sins of racism," Archbishop Vigneron said. "I will preach to proclaim that God our Father, in raising his Son Jesus from the dead, has vanquished every power that seeks to hold, bound in the darkness, the true good of his sons and daughters. Especially in our time and in our commu-nity, we claim this as a victory over every act, attitude or structure that would seek to propagate the lie that members of some races are inferior to others." “Racism is a denial of the message of Jesus, who came to redeem all na-tions and invite all people to the living waters of baptism that make us one in Christ. If we deny anyone his or her dignity as a person, we deny the truth of the resurrection of Jesus.” —Msgr. Timothy Hogan, Pastor of St. Fabian Church

ON THE AGENDASunday, April 22

Mass, 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.Confirmation Prep #3, 9 a.m.-Noon

Monday, April 23Mass, 8:30 a.m., RosaryReligious Ed., 6:00-7:15 p.m.

Tuesday, April 24Mass, 8:30 a.m., Rosary1 p.m., Knitters

Wednesday, April 25Mass, 8:30 a.m., Rosary

Thursday, April 26Mass, 8:30 a.m., Rosary6 p.m., First Communion Rehearsal

Friday, April 27Mass, 8:30 a.m., Rosary

Saturday, April 28Confessions, 3 p.m.Mass, 4 p.m.

Sunday, April 29Mass, 9 a.m. & 11 a.m.Noon to 4 p.m., Parish Potluck at Westfield Center

Stewardship ThoughtsIn St. John’s Gospel, Jesus

proclaims, I am the Good Shepherd, giving us the beautiful image of Him as shepherd attending to us, His flock. In contrast to the hired hand that bolts at the first sign of trouble, Jesus will never desert His flock.

St. Peter, in the Acts of the Apostles, reminds us that there is no salvation through anyone else but Christ.

In St. John’s First Letter, he affirms that we are children of God. These themes are supported at the Lord’s Last Supper, where Jesus institutes the Holy Eucharist. He left us with an ongoing presence of His consecrated Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity, in the sacrifice of the Mass.

As faithful stewards, we believe and embrace this true presence. When we receive Holy Communion, we receive grace against evil and are inspired to share our joy in Jesus with those we encounter, to build up the Church, to evangelize the world, and to make disciple of all nations (Mt. 28:19).

One way to take the Catholic faith to the streets is to join a local St. Vincent de Paul chapter in your parish, or to volunteer at a local soup kitchen or homeless shelter serving our less fortunate brothers and sisters.

HOMEMADE RELIGIOUS ARTICLES MONDAY, APRIL 30TH

We would like to invite you to have a look at homemade religious articles and souvenirs from St. Elizabeth Convent in Belarus. Sisters will visit St. Timothy Church on Monday, April 30th.

The Sisterhood of St. Elizabeth was founded in 1996. For more than 20 years, sisters have been rendering spiritual, social and financial support to the sick and the suffering at the National Psychiatric Clinic, the boarding home for children with special needs and for mentally challenged adults, and also a TB clinic. It is of great importance to give sick people support and consolation.

In recent years, a rehabilitation center for the homeless, drug and alcohol addicts, ex-prisoners, was established 20 miles away from the Convent to help these people. Many of the sick have a possibility to express themselves in art for God, working together with the nuns and sisters, making beautiful articles (hand painted icons, crosses, crucifixes, wood carvings, embroidery, ceramic gifts, vestments).

All these goods are made with love and prayer and bring blessings to your home. You can support many people in need by purchasing items of devotion for yourself and your loves ones.

With love in Christ,Sisters of St. Elizabeth

Men’s FellowshipMen’s Fellowship offers widowed men the opportunity to meet other widowed

men in an informal environment. Since men experience the grieving process differently than women, it is helpful to share their experiences with other men who have “been there.”

The Widowed Men’s Fellowship Group meets for breakfast at 9:00 a.m. on alternating Thursdays at two different locations as listed below. Many topics of interest are discussed, including helpful tips for recently widowed men. Widowed men also have the opportunity to explore, become familiar with, and participate in the many social and spiritual events offered by the Widowed Friends ministry, thereby expanding their friendships. For more information about our Widowed Men’s Fellowship Group, please contact Ray at 248-585-5402.

BREAKFAST IN TROY: Contact Ray at 248-585-5402Place: Lukich Family Restaurant, 3900 Rochester Road Time: 9:00 a.m. Days: 1st and 3rd Thursdays

BREAKFAST IN LIVONIA:Contact Dick at 313-534-0399Place: Steve’s Family Restaurant, 15800 Middlebelt RoadTime: 9:00 a.m. Days: 2nd and 4th Thursdays

Archbishop Vigneron Spoke Last Sunday At St. Fabian, Farmington: “Reading the ‘signs of the times,’ the U.S. bishops have resolved to redouble our efforts to lead the Church in making real and effective Christ’s victory over the sins of racism,” Archbishop Vigneron said. “I will preach to proclaim that God our Father, in raising his Son Jesus from the dead, has vanquished every power that seeks to hold, bound in the darkness, the true good of his sons and daughters. Especially in our time and in our community, we claim this as a victory over every act, attitude or structure that would seek to propagate the lie that members of some races are inferior to others.” “Racism is a denial of the message of Jesus, who came to redeem all nations and invite all people to the living waters of baptism that make us one in Christ. If we deny anyone his or her dignity as a person, we deny the truth of the resurrection of Jesus.”

– Msgr. Timothy Hogan, Pastor of St. Fabian Church

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FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER APRIL 22, 2018

Fourth Sunday of Easter B 1 Speaking UpActs 4:8-12

There are times you just have to speak up. Something wonderful has delighted you. Or something unjust has befallen you. You may not speak eloquently, but you have to tell people about it. You might send a letter to congress or to the editor of your paper. The word inside you has to get out. The higher it goes the better.

Peter and John healed a cripple, then preached a sermon about Jesus. Multitudes listened. The authorities grew nervous. So they arrested the apostles and locked them up overnight. Meanwhile, five thousand new believers were baptized.

The next day, the authorities asked Peter and John for an explanation. They gave a speech about the good deed done to a cripple, the power of the name of Jesus Christ, the guilt of those who crucified him, and the majesty of God who raised him from the dead.

Peter and John had experienced the wonder of God’s power and the injustice of their arrest. In the wake of these events, they preached a powerful sermon.

When God’s power touches us, we have to speak up about it. This Easter God has raised you up to new life in Christ. What wonders have you seen? Who will hear you proclaim them?

Fourth Sunday of Easter B 2 God in the Original1 John 3:1-2

You have seen pictures of the Grand Canyon. You may have talked with people who went there. But you cannot appreciate the Grand Canyon fully unless you see it with your own eyes.

You may have heard a recording of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. You may have talked with people who heard it once. But you cannot fully appreciate its power unless you hear an orchestra play it live.

You may have seen a reproduction of the Mona Lisa, a video about the Great Wall of China, or a model of the Eiffel Tower. But it isn’t the same as seeing the real thing.

All reproductions and recordings have remarkable power, but only the original touches people to the depth of their heart.

We all have had an experience of God. And that experience is real. Especially in holy communion we experience the real presence of Jesus. Yet something more awaits us. Some day, when we are freed from the limitations of the human body, we will experience God fully – in the original. John writes, “Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we shall be has not yet been revealed. We do know that when it is revealed we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.”

We do not always experience God. When we do, it fills us with joy. Imagine our joy at the end of time, when we will always experience God.

Written by Paul Turner. Copyright © 2008, Resource Publications, Inc., 888-273-7782, www.rpinet.com. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission from Lectionary Bulletin Inserts, Year B: 1st & 2nd Readings.

We welcome to our parish Umberto and Philomena Pittoli. Together may we grow in faith and union with Christ and one another as we worship around the altar of sacrifice and victory.

MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday, April 21 – St. Anselm, bishop & doctor 4 p.m. +Lilian Halaberda by Lane Family +Jane Romatowski by Margaret Cybulla +Tom Licha & Anna Stobak by FamilySunday, April 22 – 4th Sunday of Easter 9 a.m. +Evans McGunagle by Maggie Harrington +Margaret Freedline by Joe & Josephine Pisarcik 11 a.m. +Jane Romatowski by St. Tim’s Choir Monday, April 23 – St. George & St. Adalbert, martyrs 8:30 a.m. +Vera Fader by Bruce & Rita StanleyTuesday, April 24 – St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, martyr 8:30 a.m. +Souls in Purgatory and Deceased Relatives by Tien ParkWednesday, April 25 – St. Mark, Evangelist 8:30 a.m. +Jane Romatowski by Lynne JarvisThursday, April 26 – Easter Weekday 8:30 a.m. Pont. North American College Class of 1990Friday, April 27 – Easter Weekday 8:30 a.m. +Vera Fader by Bruce & Rita StanleySaturday, April 28 – St. Peter Chanel, priest & martyrSt. Louis Grignion de Montfort, priest 4 p.m. People of the ParishSunday, April 29 – 5th Sunday of Easter 9 a.m. Int. of Mary Hansen 11 a.m. First Communicants

Our Northern Neighbor – Reason for Concern!

Do You Know? In 2015, Canada’s Supreme Court conjured a RIGHT to lethal self-injection euthanasia for anyone with a medically diagnosable condition that causes irremediable suffering – as DEFINED BY THE PATIET. No matter if palliative interventions could significantly reduce painful symptoms, if the patient would rather die, the court said that it’s the patient’s right to be killed. Parliament then kowtowed to the court and legalized euthanasia across Canada.

In the province of Ontario, a court has ruled that patient’s desire to be euthanized trump’s a doctor’s conscientious objection. Doctors there now face a cruel choice between complicity in what they consider a grievous wrong – killing a sick or disabled patient – and the very real prospect of legal or professional sanction.

With abortion already legal through all nine months of pregnancy, life is now in jeopardy at both ends of the spectrum. We are concerned for Canadian citizens and we must be sure that we protect American citizens by ensuring that this type of legislation does NOT happen in the United States.

For more info: Call LIFESPAN 734-422-6230 or visit www.miLIFESPAN.org.

Don’t forget to register today for your space at the annual Celebration of Life Dinner and Silent Auction on May 8, 2018 at the San Marino Club in Troy.

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ST. TIMOTHY GUIDE TRENTON, MICHIGAN

MILITARY PRAYER LIST

CSA: Christian ServiceNext week’s Christian Service Coordinators Association Retreat will focus on

“Making Time for Jesus.”Your gifts to the Catholic Services Appeal provide funding for this retreat, which

will help Christian service coordinators — through prayer, conversations, presentations, and quiet time – explore some simple but life-changing habits and prayerful practices so their lives are deeply and constantly rooted in their friendship with Jesus. Sister Janet Schaeffler, O.P., will serve as presenter.

The retreat will be held at St. Mary’s Retreat House in Oxford on Wednesday, April 25, and is hosted by the Archdiocese of Detroit along with Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan.

For more information about CSA-funded ministries, programs, and services, please go to www.aod.org.

St. Joseph School is fundraising with Schwartz’s Greenhouse gift cards available in increments of $25, giving a profit of $5. Payments can be made by cash, check or Paypal. They will be available after Masses at St. Joe’s April 28 & 29 or call or text Amie Kellogg at 734-752-9647 to purchase your gift cards. They make great Mother’s Day gifts!

Marge AliceRobert AmbroseVirginia AmbroseMary AntoncelloChristine ArnoczkiJames Arthur, Sr.Miriam BarnesVivian BeutnerErma BennettSharon BlackledgeKen BloomfieldJanice BodenstedtJim BostJohn BostekMichael Bunting Tino CasettiTommy ChapmanEmma ChecchioBethany CiemnickiNancy CieppoJudy ClintonRyan CollierTimothy CooneyDiane CornacchiaSally CouturePamela DannMichael DavidJosephine DavisDomenic DeLuciaPhil DillahaAnn DoleyJoe DonovanPauline Donovan

Brittany DzialoJoan FaimanEva FleckMark FlorinoBrent ForintosJack GallagherBarbra GallawayDeborah GarakPeter GarrJoyce GeorgeKC GerdienMary Beth GervasiAva GrebovicA’Mare GurtowskyKeelin HaberAngelina HamblinBeverly HasselbachPenny HenricksDawn HoodMichael R. HolzemerMary HonsherVicky HumhreyJohn HumphrysJason JarvisMelanie JarvisMichelle Y. JarvisDebbi JoMary Ellen JuddFrank Kardos

Glenda KoenigRosalie KoshkoDonna KuzavaRobert LaginessBill Lane, Sr.Jessica LongUbaldo LuchesePatricia MaddoxWilliam MarciniakGenevieve MartinJill Spry MayrandKyle MayrandLea MatthewsJohnny McKeeHugh McLeishSal MignosiFrank MiklaskiEd MillerHeather MillitelloFrank MooreMonica MooreJackie MoorehouseJerry MorenoAndrea MosynskiMichael MurphyKathy MurrayAlexis NaviaFr. Noel O’Connor Michael Petersen

James R. PetrowskiEvelyn PhillipsLinda PhillipsDarren PlayerCarolyn PratherJoe RicoDale RobertsArlene RobinsonVirginia RollingTheresa Rowe Jeanine SaylorMarge SawickiPatricia SebestJoseph SegunaDon SinclairMichael SimoneDennis Slusarz, Jr.Lynn SonenauerKathleen StevesonMary TaurenceJack TerpennyLinda TyrnaAnna VenturaDee VizacheroBob Van Vynckt Courtney WarnerGeraldine WeegTabitha WilkersonMark WysnerWilliam Zorn(Please notify the office

of any changes.)

APOSTOLATE SCHEDULE

April 28-29, 2018Greeters

4 p.m. Herb & Carole Tarnowski 9 a.m. Pat Krueger & Bridget Conners 11 a.m. Wes & Dee Mator

Lectors 4 p.m. Jason Mc Elroy 9 a.m. Fritz Krueger 11 a.m. Betty Aronson

Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist Coordinator

4 p.m. Ruth Riney 9 a.m. — 11 a.m. Dolores Heyer

Altar Servers 4 p.m. Tim/Marianne Van Goethem 9 a.m. Need Volunteer 11 a.m. Ed & Anita Gissel

STEWARDSHIP REPORTApril 14-15, 2018

Weekly Budget $ 6,000.00Offertory/Easter $ 4,452.00St. Vincent de Paul $ 130.00Envelopes 108

St. Joseph Women’s Guild Annual Salad Luncheon

Friday, May 4, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost $8. Held in the Parish Activity Center on Third Street between the church and school. Door prizes, basket raffles and 50/50 drawings. Carry-outs available. A wonderful variety of salads, desserts and beverages.

Spaghetti Dinner Fund RaiserProceeds to benefit Hunter Scheffler to help offset medical expenses due to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Saturday, April 28, from 4-7 p.m. $10 per person, cash bar, 50/50 raffles hourly. At Big Al’s Sports Grill, 34927 W. Jefferson, Rockwood, MI 48173.

IHM Sisters’ Royal Blue Classic Golf Outing on Monday, June 18 at Fox Hills Golf and Banquet Center, Plymouth, MI. Proceeds benefit IHM Ministries. Visit www.ihmsisters.org for more information or call IHM Development Office at 734-240-9860.

May God bless and protect all men and womenin the military, especially those we pray for here:

John DeLucia, Peter J. Podolski, Air Force; Jonathan Martin, Air Force; Jim Porath, Air Force; Tim Shiflet, Army; Ben Stoddard, Army; Peter W. Garr, Air National Guard. Please call the office as soon as possible to update information on Billy Brewer, Dale Brewer, Michael Godina, Eric Kelle, Bryan McCoy, Anthony Mitek, John Patrick Price and Jason Roskins.

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FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER APRIL 22, 2018

St. Mark: Much of what we know about St. Mark, the author of the Second Gospel, comes largely from the New Testament and early Christian traditions. Mark the Evangelist is believed to be the ‘John Mark’ referred to in the Acts of the Apostles, the history of the early Church found in the Canon of the New Testament.

He was the son of Mary of Jerusalem (Acts 12:12) whose home became a meeting place for the apostles. He is also the cousin of St. Barnabas (Colossians 4:10), a Levite and a Cypriot.

Mark joined St. Paul and St. Barnabas on their first missionary journey to Antioch in 44 A.D. When the group reached Cyprus, Christian tradition holds that Mark left them and returned to Jerusalem, possibly because he was missing his home (Acts 13:13). This incident may have caused Paul to question

whether Mark could be a reliable missionary. This created a disagreement between Paul and Barnabas and led Paul to refuse Mark’s accompaniment on their second journey to the churches of Cilicia and the rest of Asia Minor.

However, it can be assumed the troubles between Paul and Mark did not last long, because when Paul was first imprisoned, Mark, who was at the time in Rome with plans of visiting Asia Minor, visited him as one of his trusted companions (Col 4:10).

Mark’s hopes to visit Asia Minor were most likely carried out, because during Paul’s second captivity and just before his martyrdom, Paul wrote to Timothy at Ephesus advising him to “take Mark and bring him with you [to Rome], for he is profitable to me for the ministry” (2 Timothy 4:11). If Mark returned to Rome at this time, he was probably there when Paul was martyred.

According to Christian tradition, Mark also held a close relationship with St. Peter, who referred to Mark has “his son” in his letter addressed to a number of churches in Asia Minor (1 Peter 5:13). Clement of Alexandria, Irenaeus and Papias all indicate that Mark was an interpreter for Peter.

Although Papias states Mark had not personally heard the Lord speak firsthand and, like Luke, Mark was not one of the twelve apostles, some believe Mark was likely speaking of himself when he wrote the description of Jesus’ arrest in Gethsemane. “Now a young man followed him wearing nothing but a linen cloth about his body. They seized him, but he left the cloth behind and ran off naked” (Mark 14:51-52).

St. Mark lived for years in Alexandria, where he died as a martyr while being dragged through the streets. Mark’s Gospel was probably written between 60 and 70 A.D., and was based upon the teachings of St. Peter. It is believed Mark provided both Luke and Matthew with basic sources for their Gospels.

He was probably the first bishop of Alexandria, Egypt and the founder of the Church of Alexandria, although he is not mentioned in connection to the city by either Clement of Alexandria nor by Origen.

In 828, relics of St. Mark were stolen from Alexandria and taken to Venice, Italy. There they are enshrined in a beautiful cathedral dedicated to the saint.

St. Mark’s symbol is a winged lion. This is believed to be derived from his description of St. John the Baptist, as “a voice of one crying out in the desert” (Mark 1:3). The wings come from Ezekiel’s vision of four winged creatures as the evangelists.

He is often depicted as writing or holding his Gospel. He is sometimes shown as a bishop on a throne or as a man helping Venetian sailors. St. Mark is the patron saint of Venice. His feast day is celebrated on April 25.

(source: catholiconline.org)

DOWNRIVER DEMENTIA EDUCATION SESSIONSSaturday, April 28th – Topic: Music Therapy and Dementia

The area of the brain that deals with music is the last to be touched by dementia. Therefore, music can be used to reach people profoundly affected by dementia. This session will teach you how to use music to stimulate memories in your loved one. We will watch clips of dementia patients coming “alive” when presented with their favorite music. We will demonstrate personal music devices that are available for this purpose.

Hosted by Atria Kinghaven, 14800 King Road, Riverview. Free sessions will include complimentary breakfast or lunch. Breakfast begins at 9 a.m. The presentation begins at 10 a.m. Lunch begins at 11 a.m. For your choice of meal reservations, please call Karen Roberts at 734-479-5900.

2018 Natural Family Planning Support & Education Series: Deeper ReflectionsApril 24th at Sacred Heart Major Seminary – NFP, Subfertility and Infertility

April 22-28, 2018 is National Infertility Awareness Week. Approximately 1 in 8 couples will struggle to build their family. At this meeting we’ll explore NFP in relation to subfertility and infertility. Couples have found help from NFP to identify and treat a variety of fertility concerns. The Church recognizes the pain of infertility and offers her love and support to couples dealing with this unique cross. We will come together to offer prayer, comfort and understanding for all those affected by infertility.

RSVP to [email protected] and visit www.aod.org/nfp for upcoming dates and more information!

Low gluten hosts (0.01%) are available to those who suffer from Celiac Disease. Just let an usher know before Mass so that these special hosts can be consecrated. These will be distributed from a special pyx by the celebrant.

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